1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: We said it last week. I'm very very high in 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: Yoshinoba Yamamoto in year two Cy Young Award twenty twenty five. 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: I'm calling it right now. There's your bold prediction of 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: the show. Guys, what is good? 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 2: Everybody? Welcome to this Monday live edition of Dodgers Territory. 6 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 2: Hope you had a great weekend. I am a lot 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 2: of rizzo. That is Clint Pacius, who just hit ten 8 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: thousand subscribers on his All Dodgers with Clint Pacius channel. 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: Congratulations to you, my friend. Good work. How about we 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 2: do the same thing here like us, rate us five stars, 11 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: subscribe to the Dodgers' Territory podcast on Apple, on Spotify, 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: wherever you get your podcasts, and of course thanks for 13 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: tubing in on YouTube. All right, Clint, let's get to 14 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 2: it the big ticket. 15 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: Let's do it. 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: Position players have officially reported, although many of them have 17 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: already reported. When pitchers and catchers had to report, many 18 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 2: were already there because that's just how it goes now. 19 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 2: There's no thing is showing up to spring training to 20 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 2: get in shape. You better be in the best shape 21 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: of your life, and most position players, if they're serious, 22 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 2: take it seriously, and they show up when the pitchers 23 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: and catchers report. So let's talk about that. Mooki Betts, 24 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: Max Munsey, Keith k is back, appreciate sports and NLA 25 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 2: for all the coverage. It's awesome to see these guys 26 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 2: back together. And there's only one goal in mind, and 27 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 2: that's to repeat what makes you the most excited about 28 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 2: seeing that crew at the cage. 29 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a team that is hungry, This 30 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: is a team that really wants to be together, and 31 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: you love to see that. You love to see a 32 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: group of guys. And I know you were on foul earlier, 33 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: a great spot on foul territory. If you guys missed it, 34 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: go check it out. One of the things you had 35 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:48,559 Speaker 1: mentioned was how many players, how many just players want 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: to be Dodgers. And we know a lot of these 37 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: Dodgers really wanted to either come back or stay Dodgers, 38 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: whether that's Key Hernandez waiting for the entirety of the offseason. 39 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: Max Munsey telling us in the off seat in that 40 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: you know, when the Nolan Aeronauto rumors were swirling around, 41 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: He's like, I don't care, I just want to be 42 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: here as long as I'm a part of it. If 43 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: it's not a full time, you know, role, whatever it is. 44 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: When you get a group of dudes that are this 45 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: bought in and hungry and ready to go, and I 46 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: mean usually you win one and you're just kind of like, 47 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: this is the hangover, the World Series hangover. We kind 48 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: of saw that in twenty twenty one. This feels like 49 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: a team that just wants to put any potential detractors, 50 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: any of the haters, to bed, shut them the f up. 51 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: And that's what this team's goal is. They're gonna go 52 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: out there, They're going to shut them the f up. 53 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: And as it says they're on the screen, this is 54 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: a team in my opinion, that is ready to repeat, 55 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: not just talent wise, but up here. 56 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, no question about it. And this is a team 57 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 2: obviously that Andrew Friedman, when he was on the show 58 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: last week, said that despite the fact that their World 59 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 2: Series Championships, there's still a humility about them, knowing how 60 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: difficult it is to achieve what they just achieved, but 61 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: they buying into everything that is going on. And I 62 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 2: loved to see it. One of the biggest storylines Clint 63 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: I think so far coming out of camp obviously is 64 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 2: let's everybody take a look at Roki Sasaki. But not 65 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: for nothing. Let's take a look at what Dustin May 66 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: is doing. And just after a couple of times that 67 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 2: he has thrown, he looks really good. Bill Plunkett with 68 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 2: the Orange County Register sending us this video today, all 69 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 2: eyes on Dustin May coming off of, you know, an 70 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: injury prone off season. Obviously, by the way we found 71 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 2: out it was didn't you tell me it was salad 72 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 2: that was the culprit of his esophagus issue. I mean, 73 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: you never hear a donut causing an esophagus issue. So 74 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: let's lay off the greens, Dustin. No more salads for you. 75 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 2: But the point is, he looks good. The movement on 76 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: his stuff looks good. Stuff is coming out of his 77 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: hand really good. So that's a good problem to have, 78 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 2: right where do you fill him in? 79 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: You know, it says there on the screen, it's an 80 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: embarrassment of pitches for this Dodger season. To steal a 81 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: line from my friend d mac underscore La. But my god, 82 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: is it a good problem to have. When we were 83 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: talking about somebody a couple of years ago, Dustin May 84 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: was this team's fourth fifth starter. The injury bug has 85 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: absolutely derailed destroyed his career along with the salad, where 86 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: again Alana fully agree with you, you don't. You don't injure 87 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: yourself with a donut. You can't injure yourself. Apparently with 88 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: the salad. A horrible thing that happened to Dustin May 89 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: by the way, and he showed Bill Plunkett and other guys. 90 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: I think I actually might have been Jack Harris. The scar, 91 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: the way they had to repair that, they had to 92 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: go in from the stomach and go up nasty stuff, 93 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: nasty stuff. But he's back, he's healthy, and he is 94 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: pitching for a spot in the starting rotation that we've 95 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: talked a whole bunch about in recent weeks. Show Hey Otani, 96 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: Roki Sasaki, Yoshiinobu Yamamoto. By the way, they also add 97 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: Blake Snell to the mix. They still have Tyler glasnow 98 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: in there, Clayton Kershaw back. I don't really know how 99 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: you fit this puzzle together, and I don't know where 100 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: Dustin May slot's and when there's also Tony Gonsolan twenty 101 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 1: twenty two All Star, that is, in my opinion, the 102 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: front runner to get that fifth starter spot coming out 103 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: of spring training, presuming everybody's healthy, difficult conversations, and just 104 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: the way this puzzle pieces together. It's tough. It's tough. 105 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: They don't have the box to kind of cheat and 106 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: look at how the puzzle pieces fit together. 107 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 2: I think that's okay, though, because for whatever reason, it 108 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 2: always works itself out. Right, you go into the season. 109 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 2: It's a very funny tagline, their embarrassment of pitches. I 110 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 2: love that a lot. But you go into the season 111 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: having seemingly so many arms, too many arms, if you will, 112 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 2: But it always works out that you end up needing 113 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: more because of injury or because of schedule, or for 114 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 2: whatever reason lack of production or whatever the reason may be. 115 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 2: All of the arms and then some that are not 116 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 2: even going to make the opening day roster will be 117 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 2: used in order to get back to where they want 118 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 2: to be in another chance to go to the World Series, 119 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: of course, which is a disappointment if they don't. With 120 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 2: this roster and the off season that they've had, not 121 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: only to go to the World Series, though, to repeat, 122 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 2: which we know is unbelievably difficult. It hasn't been done 123 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 2: quite some time. So let's talk about this for a second, 124 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 2: Bobby Miller, and I was reading an article that Sonya Chen, 125 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 2: who does a great job covering the Dodgers, newly MLB 126 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 2: dot com reporter to the Dodgers Beat, was talking about 127 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 2: how Blake Snell and Bobby Miller have had quite the friendship, 128 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 2: and it's almost as if Bobby Miller is being mentored 129 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: by Blake Snell, even though Blake Stell's like, listen, I'm 130 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 2: not a mentor. We're just friends. Like we're friends. Miter 131 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 2: Lockers are next to each other. Do you see Bobby 132 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 2: Miller having a relatively large impact forcing the issue for 133 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 2: this team this year? 134 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: It's funny. I just said all that stuff about Tony Gonsolin, 135 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: Dustin May, but when you do look at Bobby Miller, 136 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: sort of another one of the forgotten men, and you 137 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: can it's really easy to forget about Dustin May. He's 138 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: been gone for the better part of the last four seasons, 139 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,559 Speaker 1: so it's it's hard to see this team relying on him. However, 140 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: Bobby Miller, this was somebody who was very much in 141 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: the in the pitching picture for this team a season ago, 142 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: had a god awful twenty twenty four. You can kind 143 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: of attribute it to a shoulder issue that led to 144 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: poor mechanics, but he says now he's back in spring training. 145 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: Took the off season to kind of get that shoulder 146 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: to stop barking, and from every report we're seeing, he 147 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: looks good. The velocity is back on the fastball, the 148 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: command is back on his pitches, and he is feeling good. 149 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: And he is another one of those guys that is 150 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: pitching for a role, pitching for an opportunity in that 151 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: starting rotation. However, I see I should say, I don't 152 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: see a path for Bobby Miller outside of you know, 153 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: like you said, these things sort themselves out. There's going 154 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: to be injuries, there is going to be there are 155 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: going to be opportunities for Bobby Miller to pick up 156 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: some innings. But for it to potentially be somebody who is, 157 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: you know, taking the ball every fifth or sixth day, 158 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: I can't see that for Bobby Miller. Like again, when 159 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: you have all of those huge names, I mean, you 160 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: have five aces. When Shoheotani is healthy, hell, you can 161 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: mix it in Clayton Kersha, I'll still call him an ace, 162 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: even you know, in his age thirty seven season, age 163 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: thirty eight season. My god, I'm old. It's so much 164 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: talent and good for us. 165 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 2: It's awesome. I you know, Clayton Kershaw turns thirty eight, 166 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 2: I believe on March nineteenth, so his birthday's coming up 167 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 2: in about a month and change. And he looks like 168 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 2: he's going to be ahead of schedule. Looks like he 169 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 2: might be pitching at the big league level. Of course 170 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 2: in June, that's after the sixty days are up and 171 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 2: he'll be eligible to do so. You know what's going 172 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 2: to be also insane in terms of the amount of 173 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 2: starting arms. The media frenzy that is the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now, 174 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: I remember when Kenta Mayda became a Los Angeles Dodger. 175 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 2: It was already insane in terms of the attention that 176 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 2: was there for Kenta with the Japanese media that they 177 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 2: take this very seriously. When there's a japan born player 178 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 2: in the big leagues or in any professional sport, the 179 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 2: Japanese media is all over. But how about this Clinton 180 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 2: again from Bill Pluggett. We appreciate the coverage media for 181 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 2: Roki Sasaki and Yamamoto. The bullpen was insane, and I've 182 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 2: been there when it was just Kenta. I was not 183 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 2: there with the Dodgers on a daily basis when Shohei 184 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 2: became a Los Angeles Dodger, and I certainly haven't been 185 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 2: there for Yamamoto and now Roki Sasaki. But now, Clint, 186 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 2: we have three Japanese born pictures, not even just Japanese 187 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 2: born pictures, unbelievably talented. No disrespect to Kenta, but this 188 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: is a whole other level of talent and expected production 189 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 2: from Yamamoto, sho Heyo Tani and obviously Roki Sasaki. And 190 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 2: imagine just navigating that media frenzy if you are the 191 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 2: American media or the Dodgers PR staff. 192 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, that again, I'll throw to this screen again. I 193 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: mean it was. It was pretty nutty just being out 194 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 1: in spring training. As you know beforehand, I haven't been 195 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: there since they added sho Heo Tani. And then you know, Yamamoto, 196 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: I've heard you've seen images like this. It has to 197 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: be uncomfortable to try to get to the front of 198 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: the line and try to get your questions in and 199 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: all that. Thankfully I got a pro You get to 200 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: shove your way in and not have any issues getting 201 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: getting a word in. Edge wise with these people, but 202 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: that's just the Dodgers now, Dave Roberts said over the weekend, 203 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: you know this is the epicenter of baseball, and you 204 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: know it's a bit much to say it, but where's 205 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: the lie every the baseball world? If you watch baseball, 206 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: if you have just a fringe interest in baseball, you 207 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: are watching the Los Angeles Dodgers. Whether you hate the 208 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Dodgers and what we're what they're doing, what 209 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: we're doing. Come on, now, I don't get a ring 210 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: out of this, but I saw the chat by the 211 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: way on foul Territory when you join them? So I said, hi, everybody, 212 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: how you doing in there? And somebody said in the chat, 213 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: you know, people like you aren't welcome in here because 214 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: there are fans of twenty nine other teams that are 215 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: ready to hate the Dodgers. But I love it, you 216 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: said too, and you've said it a few times here 217 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: on this show. Every single team can spend money to 218 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: acquire talent. If you're the Rockies, you might have to 219 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: spend more to go out and convince Roki Susaki to 220 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: join your team, or one soda or whatever. Get better, 221 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: be better. The Dodger said, we want to run it back. 222 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: We're going to give ourselves the best opportunity by adding 223 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: Roki Susaki to that mix, by bringing in Blake Snow, 224 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: a guy I don't think we talk enough about again, 225 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: embarrassment of pitches. It's a great spot. And I'm gonna 226 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: throw this out there right now. We said it last week. 227 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: I'm very, very high in Yoshinoba Yamamoto in year two 228 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: Cy Young Award twenty twenty five. I'm calling it right now. 229 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: There's your bold prediction of the show. Guys, don't nobody 230 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: Nobody clipped this. 231 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 2: Noba Yamamoto is the twenty twenty five nationally Cy Young 232 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 2: Award winner. According to Clint Pisis, you know what's going 233 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 2: to be incredible, and it has been so far in 234 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 2: the one bullpen session that he has thrown, actually seeing 235 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 2: sho hey Otani Clint in a Dodgers uniform on the 236 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 2: mount and you know he threw one bullpen session so far, 237 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 2: just two steamers for about fourteen pitches. It wasn't crazy. 238 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: A lot of conversation, a lot of eyeballs on it, 239 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 2: but man, it's actually happening. We were wondering if we 240 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: were ever going to see because of COVID if we 241 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 2: were ever going to see Mooki Betts in the Dodgers' uniform, 242 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 2: and then we were wondering, okay, are we gonna get 243 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 2: show hey? And now we had him last year and 244 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 2: he was the the you know, MVP again fifty to 245 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 2: fifty and beyond, and now we get to see him pitch. 246 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 2: Pretty freaking cool. 247 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: I'll throw this one out. There's another bold prediction for 248 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: you before we hear from our our buddies about or Gain. 249 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: How about back to back MVPs to go with back 250 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: to back World Series Championships. This is this. 251 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 2: I feel like, show hey, I feel like you might 252 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 2: as well just write them in every year. Like I 253 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 2: think it's almost unfair. 254 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: It's kind of cheater. You know, they need to make 255 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: a show hey award or something like that. But I 256 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: got finishing first, show Hay finishing first, and right behind him, uh, 257 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: this guy Marcus Lynn Betts as the shortstop. We'll talk 258 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: more about that in a minute as we get behind 259 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: the steams. But I'm all of a sudden, I've a 260 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: lot of us have been worried about the whole Mookie 261 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: shortstop thing here and Dave, of course, some of the 262 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,199 Speaker 1: guys we talked to this offseason, like you were mentioning 263 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: Chris Woodward, Dino Ebel. Just hearing Mookie talk about it 264 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: as well, I'm suddenly hyped about the Mookie Bets Shortstop experiment. 265 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call it an experience. But before we dive 266 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: into that, you want you want to get to Organ? 267 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 2: Yeah? I love it. 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You have to use the code fo 291 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 3: ul thirty per thirty percent. 292 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 2: Off time after Behind the scenes, before we get into 293 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: perhaps the latest Dodger Clint another you know, kind of 294 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 2: off the beaten path signing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 295 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 2: Can you pull up what you were showing earlier with 296 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 2: Mookie Bets and Chris Woodward really quick as far as 297 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 2: the uh the footwork now again in case you missed it, 298 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 2: Chris Woodward, guys is back in the Dodgers fold. He 299 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 2: is the first base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers 300 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 2: because of course Dino Eebel is the third base coach 301 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 2: where Chris used to be. But you can see Woody 302 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 2: is working with Mooky because Chris Woodward is so unbelievably 303 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 2: good at working on the infielder's footwork. I mean it 304 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 2: has been raved about by Corey Seeger, by a lot 305 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 2: of other guys that used to be in the Dodgers 306 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 2: infielder infield rather justin turner. Yep, that Woody's just phenomenal 307 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 2: at it. And then Dino, of course, who was working 308 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: with the infielders in the past, will be handling all 309 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 2: of the outfield defensive shifts and those types of things too. 310 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 2: So there you can see. And the reason I bring 311 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 2: this up is because both Andrew Friedman, Clint and Dave 312 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 2: Roberts and Chris Woodward when we had Woody on the show, 313 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 2: who was on vacation in Maui or in Hawaii and 314 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 2: still took the time to be with us, talked about 315 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 2: how much Mooky is taking this very seriously. And we're 316 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 2: not surprised, right, Like, Mooky's the best athlete on the planet, 317 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 2: not just on the Dodgers, on the planet in terms 318 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 2: of you know, baseball players. So you look at it 319 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 2: and you know that it's important to him. You know 320 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 2: that he did not like the defensive lapses, if you will, 321 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 2: and not mental defensive lapses because you can't deal with 322 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 2: that as a manager, but just physical things that you 323 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 2: have happened to you when you're not used to being 324 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 2: in that position. I like Mookie bets in right field. 325 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 2: The roster construction does not allow for Mooki to be 326 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 2: and right So he's gonna be the best shortstop that 327 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 2: he can be, and he's already putting in the work. 328 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 2: I just wanted to kind of discuss that too, because 329 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,359 Speaker 2: he for a guy that has two World Series Championships 330 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 2: and multiple awards, he could be a jerk. He could 331 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 2: be Raphael Devers and say, hey, I'm a third baseman, 332 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 2: I'm not moving, which happened, by the way. But Mooky's like, 333 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 2: I will go wherever you want me to go. And 334 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 2: I love that about him. 335 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, one of the things Mookie had said, you know, 336 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: amongst the many things, he had his kind of reluctant 337 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: scrum with media early at camel Back Ranch, and you know, 338 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: he doesn't want any of that. He doesn't want to 339 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: talk to people right now. He just wants to focus. 340 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: And I love that. I love the I'm calling it 341 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: the Moki Mamba mentality. We're seeing. He doesn't care twenty 342 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: twenty four is dead and gone. What doesn't matter what 343 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: you did yesterday, It matters what you do today. And 344 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: he understands how important it be for this team if 345 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 1: he can be at least a serviceable average find a 346 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: way to be an above average shortstop. How good of 347 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: a win would that be for this front office if 348 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: five years ago they traded for their star shortstop and again, 349 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: somebody who's gonna finish second at MVP voting behind Shoheotani 350 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: this year. But what an addition that would be. If 351 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 1: he could be good, he would be arguably the best 352 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: shortstop in baseball. And all he needs to do is 353 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: be at least average at the position. And Dave told us, 354 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: we heard it from everybody. It's not the glove, it's 355 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: not getting to balls, it's the throws. And last offseason, 356 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: entering spring training twenty twenty four, he spent that off 357 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: season getting good learning second base. That was always the plan, 358 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: and that is a very different throw. As you know 359 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: a former major league shortstop, Alana Rizzo, as you know, 360 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: that throw at shortstop is a lot different. Those angles, 361 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: everything you need to do to kind of get lower 362 00:17:58,680 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: as looks. 363 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 2: Right, ask seven looks. Ask anybody that's had to play 364 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 2: multiple infield positions how different the throws are from second 365 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 2: to short. 366 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:11,360 Speaker 1: So give Mooki that offseason, like we just gave him, 367 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: Give him that full off season to focus on that position, 368 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: and good things are going to happen for the Dodgers 369 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty five. 370 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, by the way, there's a Eddie Rosario signing. Outfielder 371 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 2: Eddie Rosario has just been inked apparently to a minor 372 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,719 Speaker 2: league deal. He's been spotted at camp He's at campbellback. 373 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 2: So what does this do for you? I mean, you know, 374 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 2: this is a guy who's had a decent big league career. 375 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 2: He's won some awards, he's a World Series champion. We 376 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 2: don't need another outfielder, or do we, Clint to see us? 377 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 2: What does he bring to the table. 378 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, he brings a veteran, he brings somebody who has 379 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: who's had some very good seasons as a major leaguer. 380 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: He brings a World Series championship pedigree. Of course, he 381 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: was one of those guys that beat down on the 382 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: Dodgers in twenty twenty one when they were on fumes 383 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: and he along with Jock and his Pearls and Freddie 384 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: Freeman went on and won that World Series with the 385 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: Atlanta Braves. Uh, it's just another option. What he brings 386 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: to me, though, is it shows that this front office 387 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: will never be done tinkering and tweaking, tinkering with and 388 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: tweaking this roster because let's say some sort of injury 389 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: happens with Confordo, or the second base thing doesn't work out, 390 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: so you have to move Tommy Edmond in or whatever it. 391 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: Just as I said earlier, with the whole pitching puzzle, 392 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: there's also the position player side of the puzzle. And 393 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: if he is somebody, if Eddie Rassario is somebody who 394 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: could give the Dodgers what he gave Atlanta or what 395 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,959 Speaker 1: he did early in his career with Minnesota, the chances 396 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: of him impacting the roster are super slim. But if 397 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: there is like a point you know, a point one 398 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 1: percent chance of him helping, which would be a ten 399 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: percent chance of him helping the team, and it's a 400 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: minor league deal. Fuck yeah, add the dude, why not? 401 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 2: Well here, twenty twenty four wasn't the best year for 402 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 2: Eddie Rosario, but in twenty twenty three for Atlanta to 403 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 2: fifty five average, I'll take twenty one bombs. I mean, 404 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 2: the guy's not going to play every day, so He's 405 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 2: not going to hit twenty home runs, but seventy four 406 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 2: ribies in the seven to fifty five ops. So I 407 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 2: don't know what do you think him Ord David Bodie, 408 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 2: who has a better shot. 409 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: Maybe body, just because he can play the infield, he 410 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: could play third base, and I think that that means 411 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: a little bit more to this club where, you know, 412 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: beyond beyond Max Munsey, it's kind of you know, gonna 413 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: be Miguel Rojas who should be backing up at shortstop 414 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: and second base and all of that. So having a 415 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: little bit more infield depth I think goes further, at 416 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: least right side infield depth or left side infield depth 417 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 1: goes a little bit further than another outfielder. 418 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree with you. Again, there's not there's never enough. 419 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 2: We need a forty eight man like regular roster, like 420 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 2: just to start the season. We have so many players, 421 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 2: all right, talk about a couple of other perhaps dark 422 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 2: horse roster candidates. I don't see this happening. I think 423 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 2: you and I could probably put the roster together right now, 424 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 2: honestly opening day roster of the opening twenty six. But 425 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,679 Speaker 2: where are we at in your mind with Dalton Rushing. 426 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 2: This is a guy that you've brought up a lot 427 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 2: in terms of the development at the plate. Wants to 428 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 2: focus on that. He's been taking ground balls at first base. 429 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 2: Are we talking a position change here? Where are you 430 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 2: at with him? 431 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: So, Dalton Rushing and I had a screen. I was 432 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,959 Speaker 1: going to put it out, but I didn't load it up, 433 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: so we'll just talk about it instead. But Dalton Rushing 434 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: is one of those guys where he is arguably the 435 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: catcher of the future. The problem is they locked up 436 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: Will Smith to a ten year deal. I don't know 437 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: if it's a problem, but they moved Dalton Rushing to 438 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: the outfield last year to kind of add some positional 439 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: versatility and a path to him getting playing time at 440 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: the big league level. Dave Roberts said that he's going 441 00:21:57,640 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: to be working on his or at least the front 442 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: off said Dodgers say there, he's gonna be working on 443 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: his development behind the plate this spring. So you'll probably 444 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,440 Speaker 1: see him catching a good amount of games here during 445 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: the spring because Will Smith is a little behind schedule 446 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: with an ankle issue. We're hoping he's ready for opening Day. 447 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: But to get Dalton Rushing kind of in the mix, 448 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: maybe an air apparent to Austin Barnes as a catcher 449 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,199 Speaker 1: one A, one B instead of more of a traditional catcher. 450 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,439 Speaker 1: But if you're able to get Dalton Rushing as somebody 451 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: who can play some first play, some left field, kind 452 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: of move around the diamond, that just helps the Dodgers. 453 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 1: As you know, as we all know, I mean to 454 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: have a kik A that you could let catch, you know, 455 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: somebody like that with Dalton Rushing, that's going to go 456 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: a long way. Because they say they say the bat 457 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: will play, the discipline is there. They might just have 458 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: him focusing a lot on the infield rather than the outfield, 459 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: which is fine. You know, you got to develop him 460 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: as a catcher to really maintain that value. But you know, man, 461 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: are these just like those are such first world problems 462 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: for the Dodgers. 463 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 2: It's honestly, this is what we're talking about on February seventeenth, 464 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 2: because like we don't have problems, you know what I mean, 465 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 2: Like right now, this team does not have problems. But 466 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 2: just to make sure everyone understands what we're talking about, 467 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 2: Faby and ar Daya does a great job with the 468 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 2: athletic covering the team. The Dodgers want Dalton Rushing to 469 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 2: focus on his development behind the plate. That's exactly what 470 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 2: Clint just said. He's also taken ground balls at first 471 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 2: base with the day's workout complete. Dave Roberts said this 472 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 2: week it's tbd how much outfield work he'll get after 473 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 2: playing some left field last year. So that's kind of 474 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 2: where they are at as of yesterday with the whole 475 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 2: Dalton Rushing experience. So we'll see again. Good problem to have. 476 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 2: We are very fortunate to be fans of the team 477 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 2: that we are fans of. Let's talk about some pups. 478 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 2: Let's go to Lesles. 479 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: Let's do it. 480 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 2: All right. I know you've seen this pup before, but 481 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 2: she hasn't had a lot of interest, and I don't 482 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 2: understand why, because she's amazing. This is Paisley. She's about 483 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 2: a one and a half year old brilliant Shepherd mix. 484 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 2: She's a lovely look. I mean, she's a beautiful dog. 485 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 2: She is getting Spade on Monday, so we're taking care 486 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 2: of that through Guidry's Guardian and all of our wonderful donors. 487 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 2: We appreciate you guys very much. She is great with kids, 488 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 2: she's great with all people. She's a puppy, so she 489 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 2: has puppy energy, right, so we're working on making sure 490 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 2: she doesn't jump or get to active. She's not aggressive, 491 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:27,640 Speaker 2: she's just a puppy. She loves everybody, she loves toys. 492 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 2: She's just a good girl. She's good on the leash, 493 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 2: she's potty trained, she's fully vaccinated, and as I mentioned, 494 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 2: she's getting Spade. So if you were interested in learning 495 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:41,120 Speaker 2: more about Paisley, we saved her literally moments from being 496 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 2: euthanized for no reason at the divorce shelter, just because 497 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 2: she had a little bit of an upper respiratory cold. 498 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 2: And she's super healthy and a perfectly wonderful dog that 499 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 2: was going to get killed for no reason. So reach 500 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 2: out about Paisley. This is funny, Clint. Before we let 501 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 2: you go and talk about what's coming up on your show, 502 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,360 Speaker 2: how about this little p of show Hey o time. 503 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 2: I mean, this is a guy, obviously that does everything perfectly, 504 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 2: but he is a little bit of funny funny in him. 505 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,399 Speaker 2: It's funny because he doc went out to get his 506 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 2: car the other day at Camelback in the manager spot 507 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 2: and there's a fake Porsch there that apparently was given 508 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,439 Speaker 2: to Doc by show Hey Otani. Again, they have this 509 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 2: like running joke. Of course, you know about uh show 510 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 2: Hey wants you know, Doc wants show Hey to give 511 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 2: him a Porsche like he gave Ashley Kelly when when 512 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 2: Joe Kelly gave show Hey his number. You gotta love 513 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 2: this from a franchise player, right, You gotta love this 514 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 2: from a guy that is the face of baseball, that's 515 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,919 Speaker 2: an MVP, that's otherworldly and still knows how to have 516 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 2: a good time. 517 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 1: I love this, Listen. There's an absolute great pathway here 518 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: for me to trash the Angels as I love to do, 519 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: but instead I'm going to focus on I love that 520 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: we're seeing this kind of fun early in spring training 521 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: because Alana, you know, spring training it's a grind. I 522 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: can drag, especially when you're out there for thirty plus 523 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: days like these guys usually are of course shortened spring 524 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 1: training this year with the trip to Tokyo where Alana 525 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: is trying to work to get us out there. Wink wink. 526 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: Yeah again, this is just this is fun. You're seeing 527 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: good vibes at Dodgers camp. You're seeing Mookie Betts. I'm 528 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 1: sure you saw the video trying to get fans and 529 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: people doing the let's go Dodgers as hess On Kim 530 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: is doing his reps at second base. It's just it's 531 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: good vibes, good clean energy. You know, all of that 532 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: that stress just off their back of the previous you know, 533 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: the twenty two to twenty three early exits in the postseason. 534 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: That's gone, that's dead, that's buried. Now it's like, hey, 535 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 1: let's have fun. We know we got the team, we 536 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: know we got the talent. Let's go out there and 537 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: win it and have some fun doing it. 538 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 2: I love it. I just I think it's so much fun. 539 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 2: Dave's like, where the hell's my car? Then he goes 540 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 2: over to a BMW that he thought was his car, 541 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 2: couldn't get it open. I mean, there's just all the shenanigans. 542 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 2: That's just good, clean fun kids. I don't care what 543 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 2: you say, all right, Clint ten thousand subscribers. 544 00:26:58,320 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: They should have made him drive that that little car 545 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: our home. 546 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 2: By the way, for sure. I don't know. I don't. 547 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 2: I mean you pretty much there's lawlessness in Arizona, so 548 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 2: that's fine. I don't think they would have cared, all right, 549 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 2: So congratulations again, my friend well earned. All Dodgers with 550 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,919 Speaker 2: Clint Pasias has hit ten thousand subscribers. Good for you. 551 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: What's coming up on your show? 552 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: We got more Dodgers talk tonight, myself, producer Kevin I 553 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 1: Assume will be joining me. We'll be talking about all 554 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: the latest out of camel Back Ranch. We should have 555 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: some updates from Dave Roberts and a whole lot more. 556 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: We'll dive more into some of those non roster invitees 557 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: that are around camp including Dalton Rushing and look at 558 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: more of the pitching puzzle for the Dodgers. Do either 559 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 1: Way Tube in six pm Pacific time is usually when 560 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: we go live. We take a bunch of comments there 561 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: and just kind of hang out and have a good time. 562 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 1: It's like hanging in with friends at the bar. You know. 563 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 1: That's what we like to do on the show. So 564 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: check that out. Do subscribe, and while you're on the internet, 565 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 1: subscribe here. 566 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, no doubt, we appreciate you guys being here listening 567 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 2: watching all of the things. Don't forget Clinton and I 568 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 2: are actually going to be at Campbell Back Ranch. We're 569 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 2: going to do our show with Aj Pierzynski is going 570 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 2: to be at cammelback on the tenth, and then Clinton 571 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 2: and I have a sit down with Dave Roberts on 572 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 2: the tenth to be aired at a later date, but 573 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 2: he's going to walk us through some of his decisions 574 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,199 Speaker 2: and his mindset going through the postseason. So we're very 575 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 2: lucky that we get that exclusive with him. All right, guys, 576 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 2: appreciate you very much. We will see you on Thursday. 577 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:23,719 Speaker 3: Go Dow